Bolivia

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Bolivia

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Capital city

Sucre

One is Sucre located in the southern part of the country, is the Official Capital of Bolivia, and it's where Judicial branch has its location.

Major Cities of Bolivia

El Alto

El Alto is the second largest city in the department of La Paz, Bolivia. Once merely a suburb of adjacent city of La Paz on the Altiplano highlands, El Alto is today one of Bolivia's largest and fastest-growing urban centers.

Cochabamba

Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with approximate population of 1.938.400

Montero

Montero is a city in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 50 km north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Population 109,503. Montero has experienced growth in recent decades, becoming an important city in this region.

El Alto

El Alto is the second largest city in the department of La Paz, Bolivia. Once merely a suburb of adjacent city of La Paz on the Altiplano highlands, El Alto is today one of Bolivia's largest and fastest-growing urban centers.

Cochabamba

Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with approximate population of 1.938.400

Montero

Montero is a city in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 50 km north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Population 109,503. Montero has experienced growth in recent decades, becoming an important city in this region.

History

1 it was controlled

it was controlled by Spain

2 it gain independe in August 17 1825

3 no it is not controlled by another country

Offical language is Spanish

Flag

The national flag of Bolivia (La Tricolor) has three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band.

Geographical information

Physical features

Government type

republic; note - the new constitution defines Bolivia as a "Social Unitarian State"

Currency

Boliviano bills come in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200. Boliviano coins consist of 1, 2 and 5 bolivianos and 10, 20, and 50 centavos (cents in English). The currency symbol is $b and the currency code is BOB.

Tourist

Cristo de la Concordia

Cristo de la Concordia is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000 steps.

Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. It is the capital of an empire that extended into present-day Peru and Chile, flourishing from AD 300 to 1000.

Illimani Mountain

Laguna Verde is a salt lake in and endorheic basin, in the southwestern Altiplano in Bolivia. It is located in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department. It is on the Chilean border, at the foot of the volcano Licancabur.

Cristo de la Concordia

Cristo de la Concordia is a statue of Jesus Christ located atop San Pedro Hill, to the east of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is accessible by cable car, or by climbing 2,000 steps.

Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. It is the capital of an empire that extended into present-day Peru and Chile, flourishing from AD 300 to 1000.

Illimani Mountain

Laguna Verde is a salt lake in and endorheic basin, in the southwestern Altiplano in Bolivia. It is located in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department. It is on the Chilean border, at the foot of the volcano Licancabur.

Languages

Spanish: Is spoken by 84% of the population. La Paz, Bolivia, is a good city to learn this language since the accent there is neutral, as it is in Mexico City and Bogotá.

Quechua: is spoken by 28% of the population. It was the common language of the Inca and is currently spoken in Cochab

Aymara:Is spoken by 18% of the population and is one of the oldest Latin American pre-Colombian languages. It is spoken in Bolivia in La Paz and Oruro.

Economic

Capitalism

Leader

Juan Evo Morales Ayma, popularly known as Evo, is a Bolivian politician and cocalero activist who has served as President of Bolivia since 2006.